Button-location-marking machine



March 23 L. J. BAzZoNl BUTTON LocATIoN MARKING MACHINE' Filed March 29 1920 Y. NNN- 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 wma- March 23 1926. 1,577,554

l.. J. BAzzoNl BUTTON LOCATION MARKING MACHINE Filed March 29, 1920' s sheets-sheet 2 mmh 23 192e. 1,577,554

Y l L. J. BAzzoNl BUTTON LOCATION MARKING MACHINE Filed March 29, 1920 5 sheets-Sheet s Patented Mar. 23, 1926.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS J. BAZZONI, OF SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORTEORATION, 0F PATERSON, NEX/J JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BUTTON-LOCATION-MARKING MACHINE.

Application filed March 29, 1920.

1/"0 all fia/10171, 'it may conce/rn:

Be it known that l, Limits J. lazzoNi, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sivampscott, in the county of Essex and State ot lilassachusetts, have invented certain l'l'nprovements in Button-Locatien- .llilarking hlachines, of which the following description, in conpection with the accom-- panying drawings, 1s a specification', like ref- 0 crence characters on the drawings indicatingT like parts in the several ligures.

The present invention relates to the inarking;` of shoe uppers and analogous articles, and is herein described in connection with the marking of button locations upon such articles.

In the accompanying specilication the invention is shown in its application to the marking of shoe uppers, but it is to be dis- 0 tinctly understood that it is in no Way limited thereto. As a matter of convenience, the term shoe upper is used throughout the specification to designate Athe article marked, but this is for purposes of illustration only and, except Where the context or limitations imposed by the prior art necessitate a more limited construction, that term is intended to cover also any analogous articles, such, for example, as gaiters, capable of being marked as set forth. f

It has been heretofore proposed to utilize the finished buttonholes of a shoe fly, which has been stitched to the quarters and then folded so that the fly properly overlaps the button quarter, as a guide in marking the button locations of a shoe. Difficulty is experienced, however, When so marking button locations in providing a mark which is reasonably permanent and at the same time will not damage the stock. A puncture or indentation Will close up and disappear and a ch-alkmark Will often rub oft' so that When the time arrives to utilize the mark, it is not visible. An ink mark has a tendency to spread,l particularly in cloth and canvas, and therefore is likely to be inexact, and moreover,the appearance of the upper is iujured by the spreading` ink, While the difficulty of passing a cauterizing marker through a buttonhole Without injury thereto is readily apparent.

An object ot my invention, acfffordiuggly, is

Serial No. 369,737.

to mark shoe uppers and analogous articles with a mark which Will vbe deiinite in location, suliiciently permanent to withstand the treatment to which a shoe upper is ordinarily subjected, and which will in no Way damage the stock on which it is placed. One Way in which this may be acomplished is by the use of small markers of adhesive material stuck to the stock in the desired locations. Such markers of adhesive material may conveniently be stuck to the button quarters of shoes which have'been folded with their buttonhole iies properly overlying their button quarters by passing,` the markers through the buttonholes and pressing them into adhering' contact with the button quarters beneath, though it is to be understood, of course, that my invention in many of its aspects isnot limited to the placin of themarks in this manner.

rlhese marks may consist, for example, of small disks of gummed paper, ot a size to pass readily through the eyes of the button holes. White paper will provide marks contrasting nicely `With any stock except White or very light colored, in which case black or any dark colored paper Willbe foundeltective. Such a disk of moistened gummed paper or other small piece of adhesive matcrial may readily be Vcutv from a sheet or strip by a punch and carried through the buttonhole and pressed into adhering' contact With In one of, its aspects, the invention comprises a method of marking shoe uppers A characterized by pressingA portions severed from a piece of marking material into contact With the shoe uppers to be marked. ln one of the exemplitications of the specilication. these portions may consist of disks et moistencd tsummed paper, cut by a punch from a strip, and carried by the punch through the eyes of the b'utt'onlro'les and pressed by it into adhering contact with the button quarter folded beneath.

The invention also includes within its scope, and in another of its aspects comprises, a machine constructed and arranged to mark shoe uppers with a marker of adhesive material pressedinto adhering contact therewith.

In the machine aspect of the' invention, a feature thereof consists in the combination with button location marking means of buttonhole` entering' feeding means, either With or without' means for operating said marking and feeding` means a selectively predetermined innifiber of times.

A further feature of the invention consists of the' provision in a marking machine, of means for utilizing the spacing of the buttonholes to control the feed of the shoe upper, so that at the conclusion of each feeding movement a buttonhole will be located in alinen'ient with the marking meinber.

A further feature of the invention consists of a novel construction of means for moistening the adhesive material, 'such a strip of gumme'd paper, from .which the marking pieces are' thereafter out.

A further feature of the' invention con:- sists of a novel construction of edge gage', adaptable to position'` correctly ither a right or a left shoe' ripper as theupper is fed to' and past the' marking element.I

In still another aspect, my invention comprises a sh'o'e upper' marlied as above set forth. Y

These and other features and advantages of the invention are more fully described in the' following sp'e'citicationand illustrated in the accompanying' drawing in which',

Fig'. l is a side elevation with' parts breken away and' parts in section more cleafrly to show the operat-iitig' portions oit a machine in connection with which the invention will be describecl;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, with the front cover plate removed and with certain parts in' section;

Fig. 3 isl ai perspective view of the feeding and marking elements and some of their associated parts at the front end of the machine g Fila'. 4t is a' side' elevation of thel lower portion of the part of the' machine shown in Fie'. 3;

Figs. 5', 6', 7 and S are' detail views of a portion of the driving mechanism of the machine, including'. a coun-ting' mechanism afwan'ged to stop the machine after a variably pi-'edetermi-'ned' number of malrks have been made;

Fig'. 9 is longitudinai section through the marking?r tool, the strip uioistcniug roll, and the work; and

Fig. l() is a diagrammatic view ol a portion of a shoe upper the button locations ou which have been marked by this machine.

rlihe machine of the drawings is provided with a hollow base portion 2() which houses the mechanism of Figs. 5 to 55, inclusive, and carries an upwardly and forwardly extending; arm 22 provided at its forward end with a head or housing' Qt having' a removable cover plate 25. lonrnallcd in bearings 2li at the rear of the machine a shaft 253 provided at its upper end with a bevel gear f3() meshing' with a similar bevel cra' 32 carried at the end of the shaft 34. This sha'l't extends horizontally through the arm 1:5 and is journallcd ne: r its ends in suitable bearii irried thereby.

Carried hy shaft 34 a cu'iu it provided with' a groove ivbich receives a roll 3H carn ried by the loiver end of a lever itt), the latter being; fulcrumcd at '-12 to` the interior of arm 22, Connected to lever -lo by a pivot concentric with the roll 3S is a link 4A connected at its other end to a bell crank lever 45 having arms f6 and (i8. rivliis bell crank lever is p'ivotcd at 50 toa lever 52 which is fulcrumed at 5st to the interior of arm 22, depending therefrom and pivotally carrying at its lower end, as will be more fully hereinafter described, a Work feeding finger 50' provided with' a' .finger hold rEher arm t8 of the bell crank lever Ll carries at its end a roll 5S engaging the slot of a slotted member GO which is pivoted at 62 tothe arm' 22 and is normally held in the position shoivnin Fig. l by a springA G-"t attached at one end to the' side Wall of arm 22 and at the other end to member 60, and tending' to hold member 6() in contact with a suitalile stop G5.

The work feeding- 'linger 56 is provided at its forward end with a downturned portion 6G adapted to enter a l'n'i-tt'onhole ot? the stock to be marked to move the latter real'xvariflly. Gio-operating with the finger a second Work engaging finger GS pivoted at 7() to a lug' carried by the interior of the base 20 and provided with an arm 72' connected bv a link 74% to` an alrm 75 of a rock shaft- 7f3, this latter bein-g' connected also by an arm 77 and a link 78 to the lever 52, the arrangement beingl such that the Work feeding' ii l er GS partakes of exactly the same forward and rearward movements as the linger 5G.

The shaft 34 carries at its forward end a cam m'eml'ier 80 having on its opposite fa ccs. cam grooves 82 and 8st. To cri-operate with the Work feeding' linger 56 and to hoid the work against undesired movement during the marking operation, a presser foot 0^ mi) rs provided, pivota'lly carried and spring held as at S7 at the loiver end of a reciprocable slide member 88 which is reciprorated in a suitable euideway through movement of a roll 90 carried at its upper end and received in the cam groove 82. Carried by the slide member 8S and reciprocating therewith is a curved stop 92 so situated that as it reaches the lowermost portion of its dowmvard movement it will contact with a lug` Sl-.lcarried by one end of a small rockshaft 06 (sec Fig. 4) which carries at its otlmr end au arm provided with a roll 98 positioned to engage with a cam surface 100 of the feed .finger 56 so that as the presser foot 80 moves into work engaging position, the rockshaft 96 will rock the roll J6 upwardly to lift the work finger 56, which is then to the rear of the position shown in Fig. l, to move the down turned end. 66 of the linger 56 from work engaging position.

.lt may be noted here that the work, consisting, for instance, of a shoe upper with the buttoiihole fly folded over the button quarter, as indicated in Fig. 0 and in the lower portion of Fig. 10, is placed upon lthe work support of the machine with the edge of the buttonhole fl y Yin engagement with one side or the other, accordingl as the upper is a .right or a left, of the edge lgage 102 (see Fig. 3). The end 66 of linger 56 is arranged to enter the successive button holes and, bearing aga-inst the button quarter in opposition to linger 68, move the work step by step towards the rear of the machine as the successive marks are applied to the button quarter through the buttonholes, as will be hereinafter described.

The machine is arranged to feed the work rearwardly step by step, the length of the different steps being controlled by the distance between the successive buttonholes of the werk, as will now be described. After the linger 56 is moved upwardly to remove its end 66 from the buttonhole it moves forward under the control of the mechanism above described and under the influence of cam, 36. 1t its rear the finger 56 is provided with an extension or arm104 connected to one end of a spring 106 supported at its other end by a lever 108 pivoted at its far end, as seen in Fig. 1, to the interior of arm` and carrying a roll 110 bearing upon a cam 112 carried by shaft 34. rlhis spring tends normally to press the end 66 of linger 56 lightly against the work. As the finger 56 moves forwardly the low portion of the cam 112 bears against the roll 110 so that the tension of the spring 106 is but little and the friction between the work and the leedii'ig fingers 56 and 68 is inappreeiable. llt this time, of course, the presser foot 86 is neld by its cam in its lowest position so -that it thus holds the work against undesired movement. lfilhen during its forward movement the downwardly turned end 66 of linger 56 .enters a bnttonhole, vit is lowered into contact with the upper surface of the button quarter by the action of spring 106 and the resistance to further forward movement of the linger 56 occasioned by the entry of the end 66 into a buttonhole is sufficient to rock the slotted member clockwise as viewed in Fig. 1 against resistance of its spring 64 so that the bell crank lever 45V rocks in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 1, about ils pivot, thus pern'iitting the linger 56 to remain stationary even though it has not reached the extren'ie forward position to which it capable of being moved. lWhen the cam 36 thereafter starts the rearward .movement of link 44, bell crank 45 is first rocked to the position shown in Fig. 1, and thereafter moves the lever 52 and work feeding ling-ers 56 and 68 rearwardly until the lmttonhole is placed in marking` position, whereupon the cycle of movement is repeated as long as the machine remains in operation. During the rearward-work feeding movement of the lingers 56 and 68, the rise of cam. 112 elevates lever 108 so as to increase the tension of spring 106 to grip the work securely between the ends of the lingers 56 and 68.' It will thus be seen that 'as the work is fed rearwardly the spacing of the buttonholes is utilized to control the feed of the work.

hilarking mechanism is provided to place marks upon the button quarter to indicate the proper position for the different buttons. This is accomplished by marking` means arranged to pass through the successive buttonholes and place .marks upon the button quarter beneath. For this purpose, the machine is provided with a pair of supports 120 for a strip of marking material, such as gummed paper or carbon paper, illustrated in Fig. 1 as wound into a roll 122 carried by a shaft 124' held in suitable notches 261 of the supports 120. From the roll 122 the strip passes over a guide roll 126, through an eye 12S, and through a slot 130 of a sleeve 132 (see Fig. 2) serving as a guideway for the strip and mounted in the head ofthe machine for reciprocation. The sleeve 132 is reciprocated by the cam groove 84 engaging a roll 144 on a bar 145 attached to the sleeve. Sleeve 132 is reduced at its lower end so as conveniently to pass through the eye of a buttonhole and guide the marking diskwhich is cut out to the 'exact location desired. Carried within the sleeve 132 for reciprocation relatively thereto is a plunger 140 carrying at its lower end a marker such as a solid punch 142. The plunger 140 is rotatablyconnected to a sliding head 138 having a curved slot 136 engaged by a cra-nk pin 134 on the cam member 80. As indicated in seevionin Fig. 2, the upper end of the plunge-r 140 has a cupped portion 146 to receive a grooved exeov tension 117 depending trom the slidingl head 13S, there being a pin 14S in the cup of the plunger extending into the groove ot' the extension thereby to raise and lower the plunger without interfering with rotary move-ment.y rThe crank pin 134 and groove S1- are so arranged that the plunger 140 is reciprocated through a longer path than that ot' sleeve 132, the two parts being so related that. as the sleeve and plunger move upwardly, the lower end ot' the punch 1-1l2 passes to a position above the slot 130 and as the two move downwardly the punch cuts a disk `from the strip ot paper passing through slot 1.30, carries it downwardly and when the lower end oi the sleeve 132 enters the buttonhole which is then j )ositioned therebencat-h. the punch 1442 presses the disk of paper which it carries lirmly against the button quarter ot the shoe to be marked. The plunger is moved through a path ot greater amplitude than the sleeve because its stroke is equivalent to twice the distance ot the crank pin 134C trom t-he axis oit' shatt 81- whereas the stroke oi" the sleeve is determined by the ditlerence inv the distances between the axis ot sha'l't il and the high and low points respectively ot the cam 6l.

Suitable means may be provided tor Vleeding the strip oit marking paper through the machine and this is shown as consisting ot' a pair oi t'eed rolls 150 and 152, the former being journaled in a spring-held bracket 15st carried by arm 22 and the latter in a bracket 156. T he roll 152 has formed rigidly therewith a ratchet 156 eo-operating with a spring-held pawl 160 pivoted as at 162 to a lever 16st carried by bracket 156 and provided with a roll 166 bearing against a cam surface 168 carried by the lower end of a lever 170. r1`his lever is pivoted at 172 to the arm 22 and is connected by a link 174 with lever 10 so that as lever Ll0 is oseillated by cam 36, the lever 170 is also oscillated to operate the pawl 160. This results in feeding the strip of mper in a step by step manner in timed relation to the operation ot the marking means. A suitable guide 176 may be provided to direct the paper strip between the rolls 150 and 152. 17S indicates a spring pawl co-operating with the ratchet 158 to prevent backlash.

lVhei-e the material to be marked is a textile fabric, such tor instance as that used in the manufacture ot gaiters, a strip ot marking material consisting ot carbon paper may advantageously be used. In that case, the punch 142 will remove a disk of carbon paper 'from the strip and press it lirinly against the gaiter whereupon the coating from the disk oit paper will adhere to the gaiter and form a mark thereon. YVhen the machine is operated in this manner, its citeetiveness may be increased by providing means for rotating the punch 142 so that the coating ol the carbon paper will be `ground into the surface ol' the material. rlhis rotation ot' the punch also serves, when an adhesive strip is used, to rub the pill cut trom the strip and torce the paste or glue into intimate contact with the libres ot the material. For this purpose in Fig. 2 the plunger 11170 is shown as provided with a siral groove 180 for co-operating with a pin 182 carried by the sleeve 132.

lVhere the stock to be marked consists of leather such as that comn'ionly used 'tor shoe uppers, the strip ot marking material may advantageously consist o'l gun'nned paper. illhen this is used, the machine is provided with moistening means as shown in Figs. 1 and l. This may consist ol. a receptacle 164 tor water, the saine being provided with an outlet such as a nozzle 166 and with anv suitable means, indicated at 186, 'for controlling the passage of the water from the receptacle drop by drop. r1`he means t'or this purpost indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, consists ot an ordinary valve and a controller there- 'tor such as is commonly used to control the application ot lubricating oil to various types ot machinery and a detailed description ot the same is thoughtto be mmecessary. From the nozzle 106 the liquid passes through a pipe 15S) to a hollow cylinder 190 (Figs. 1, 3 and Loosely journaled on a shaft-i192H above the cylinder and loosely litting within a slot 194i in the upper wall of the cylinder is a disk or roll 196 somewhat narrower than the strip ot paper and positioned to contact therewith as indicated in Fig. 0. The roll 196 carries a film of liquid from the cylinder 190 and applies it to the strip ot gummed paper from which the marking disks are to be punched. The punch 142 passing downwardly through the moistened strip of gummed papel1 cuts a disk therefrom and carrying it down through the buttonhole presses it into adhering Contact with the button quarter successively to mark the different button locations.

(lo-operating with the punch 142 there is provided a plunger 198 held by a spring 200 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and arranged to yield under the impact ot the punch 142 to prevent injury to the stock thereby. Adjacent to this plunger the work support 202 of the machine is provided with a projection 204e to co-operate with the presser toot 86 in holding the work in position.

t will be evident that in order to position the work with the buttonhole tly above the button quarter, the edge ot the buttonhole fly will be presented to the right or to the lett according to whether the shoe upper to be marked is a right or a lett, the upper being presented to the machine with the eye ot the buttonhole away from the operative as viewed in Fig. l. To assist in so presenting thework to the machine, the edge gage 102 is made in the torni of a letter H with the cross-bar thereoi arranged vertically so that the edge ot the buttonhole fly may engage one 'ide or the other of the cross-bar of the lvl according as the shoe upper is a right or a lett. This edge gage is carried by an arm 206 pivoted at 208 to a plate 209 adjustably carried, as by a screw and slot connection 213, by the head of the vided at `its upper end and adjacent to its pivot with a pair ot' arms 210 arranged alternatively to engage one or the other ot a pair oii lugs 212 carried by the plate 209. Thus the edge gage 102 may be moved to one side or to the other ot the end 66 of the work feeding linger 56 as the situation demands.-

a similar gear carried by the lower end ot shaft 28, is journaled in bearings Loose ou this shalt and driven from any suitable source ot power, as throughbevel gears 224 aud i226, ,is a hollow clutch element 223 provided with one or more lugs 230 within the cavity' thereof. Mounted tasten the shaft 220 is a clutch member 232 providedwith a, bore "34 'tormiug a guide for clutch pin 236. 'l piu isshown in itsI inoperative position in Fig. 1. lt is arranged. to be moved out ot engagement with the lugs 230- bv vmoans ot a wedge-shaped cam 238 slidably mounted with respect to clutch member 232 and by which it is carried. It will thus bc secu that the movement ot the cam longitudiiuillv ol s ialt will throw theclutch into und out. ot operation.

To control this movement ot cam menu ber 238, the machine is provided with an element such as a treadle under thecontrol of the operative and connected by a4 rod 240 (Fig. 5) with a lever 242 :tulcrumed on a shaft 244 carried by suitable lugs in the base ot the machine. Pivoted on the pin 244 there is provided a two-armed lever 246, one arm 247 oit which is arranged to enter the path ott movement of the cam 238 to slide the pin 236 out ot engagement with lug 230 to stop the machine. Pivotally mounted at 258 (see Fig. 6) on lever 242 is a latch member 260 havin-g` one `end 262 arranged to bear against a shoulder 64 'termed on lever 246. A spring 266 connects at one end to the latch member 260 and at the other end to lever 242, yieldingly to hold the latch in operaf tive position.

.machine and is -pro- Fulcrumed: on a shaft carried by suitable bearings 270 carried by the base of the machine is a two-armed lever'272, one of the arms 274 of which is in position to engage with a lug 276 carried by anvarm of lever 246. Thus when the lever 242 is depressed as by the opera-tion ot the treadle, the latch 260 operates to swing the lever 246 in counter-clockwise kdirection as viewed in Figs. 5 and 6, so as to withdraw its arm 247 from engagement with the cam i member 238. Thereupon that member and the pin 236 are moved to the lett as viewed in Fig. 1 by a spring 278 housed. in a hole 'formed in clutch member 232 and bearing against a small pin 279 carried by pin 236 to start the operation of the machine. As the lever 242 is rocked downwardlyl and after its arm 247 is moved Y romth'e path of rotation or" the cam 238, an` arm 280 carried by latch V260 comes in contaot'withan adjustable stop'282 and upon further movement of the lever 242 releases the latch 260 from the shoulder 264 ot lever 246 so as to relieve the lever246 at agiven point from the influence oit lever 242. J ust before this happens, however, the lever 246 has moved to such a position that the lug 27 6 inits movement downward over arm 27 4 of lever `272 hasV passed beyond` the end of. arm 274 and the arm` 274 has moved upkwards as will be 'hereinafter described, so

that the lug 276 of lever 246 lies below the arm 274'ot` lever 272, andthe arm 247 oft lever 246 isl thus held out of the path of movement of cam 238. Accordingly the machine will continue to operate until the arm 274 is rotated downwardly to such an eX-' tent that lug 276 can pass upwardly thereover. To control the position of arm 27 4 the lever 272 is provided with an arm 284 carryingaroll`286. Aspring 288 (see Fig. 8) operating against arm 2.90ct lever 272 normally tends to hold the roll 286 in contact withfa cam 291 secured to sha-tt 220` and having formed rigidly therewith a ratchet 292 provided with a lug 294. Cani 291 is provided 'with a rise 296 and when in the rotation ot the cam the rise 296 comes in contact with.

the roll 286, lever 272 is rocked to release lef ver 246which moves in a clockwise direction l suitable support 308 ycarried by the machine base and provided with a pin 310 for engagement with one of a series of segmentally arranged holes or notches in a plate carri-ed by the frame of the machine and provided with suitable indicating marks. Carried by gear 300 is a projection orlug 312 arranged in the path of movement of lug 294 carried by l ratchet 292. It will be apparent that by the movement of the arm 304 and by the placement of pin 310 in the appropriate opening, the position of lug 312 may be determinately varied.

Keyed to the shaft 220 is a cam 314 arranged to co-operate with a roller 316 carried by a lever 318 fulcrumed at- 320 to the base of the machine and held in contact with cam 314 by a spring Lever 318 is provided with an arm 324 carrying at its extremity a spring-pressed pawl 326 in operative relation to the ratchet 292. The lever 284 is provided with a spring-pressed holding dog' 328 to prevent backlash of the ratchet and with a pin 330 positioned beneath the pawl 326 so that clockwise movement of the lever 284, as viewed in Fig. 8. will lift the pawl 326 from engagement with the ratchet 292 and will permit retrograde movement of the ratchet under the influence of a volute spring,r 332 anchored at one end to lever 318 and at the other end to the ratchet 292 and the cam 291 rigidly connected therewith. Such retrograde moven'ient of the ratchet is limited, however, by the stop 312 in whatever position it has been set se that when the arm 284 of lever 272 has been lifted by the en- `sagement of the rise of cam 291 with roll 286, the spring' 332 will, in giving the ratchet 292 its retrograde movement to bring' the lug 294,- in contact with stop 312, move the rise 296 of cam 291 a variably predetermined part of a revolution. Then when the machine is again started, the cam 291 will move step by step through that part of a revolution, in the reverse direction of course, under the influence of the ratchet 292 and its operating means, until the rise 296 of cam 291 again encounters roll 286 and so lifts arm 284 and agrain stops the machine.

It will thus be seen that means is provided for operating` the machine through a variable predetermined number of cycles of operation and thereafter stopping the machine. rIbis means, however, is not broadly claimed per se in the present application, since a somewhat different embodiment theerof, operating, however, according to the same principles, forms part of the subject matter of and is claimed in my eo-pending application bearing Serial No. 362,542, filed March 1, 1920.

The operation of the machine may be briefly outlined as :follows: The driving' mechanism having been set in accordance with the number of buttonholes in the shoe upper or other article te be marked, the` properly folded upper is placed upon the work support of the machine with the edge of its buttonhole ily in engagement with thepose by means of the finger hold 57. The machine is then started and the work fed into position for the marking of the first button location. The end 66 of finger 56 thereupon is lifted from the buttonhole by the operation of the roll 98 against the surface 109 of the work feeding finger 56 and, the work being held in position by the presser foot 86, the feeding' fingers 56 and 68 move forward out of the way and the end 66 comes down against the fly at a point at the rear of the succeeding` buttonhole. Then the punch 142 moves downward to cut a disk from the strip of marking' material and, when the end of sleeve 132 enters the buttonhole, continues its downward movement and rotates and thereby presses the disk firmly against the button quarter beneath the buttonhole to mark the former. As the cycle of operation continues, the punch 142 and sleeve 132 -move upwardly out of the way, the work feeding fingers 56 and 68 continue their forward movement until the end 66 of the former enters a buttonhole and, on account of the lost motion permitted thereto by the means transmitting the movement of link la to lever 52, moves no farther. On the return movement of the work feeding fingers, the work moves rearwardly until the second buttonhole is in position beneath the marking` tool. The operation of the maM chine continues in this manner until the last button location has been marked, whereupon the machine is stopped by the movement of arm 2417 of lever 2116 into the path of movement of the cam 238, in accordance with thtl setting of lever 3011.

Having described my invention, what .l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Unite-d States is:

1. The process of marking a button location on a shoe upper which consists in cutting a piece of suitable size from a strip of markingmaterial, pressing); said piece against the shoe upper to indicate the point of attachment of the button, and feeding,T the upper a distance determined by a` characteristic of said upper to bring` the point at which it is desired to make the 'succeedingl mark into operative position.

2. The process of marking" a button location on a shoe upper in which a series of buttonholes has been formed which consists in cutting,` a piece of suitable size from a strip of coated paper, pressing said piece against the shoe upper to designate the desired location of a button, and feeding said upper a. distance determined by the spacinpr of adjacent buttonholes to bring' the work into position for the application of another mark to designate the location of another button which shall co-operatc with the corresponding` buttonhole.

3. The process of marking' shoe uppers which consists in cutting` a piece from a strip of marking material, and rotating a tool to rub the piece oit material against the upper.

4;. The process ot marking shoe uppers which consists in punching out a piece from a. strip ot marking material, and moving the punch simultaneously to press and rub the material against theupper.

5. The process oi marking butt-on locations on a shoe upper having a curved outline which consists in feeding the upper intermit-A tently over a support and during said feeding guiding said upper along said curved outline, and successively pressing a series ot pieces of marking material into adhering contact with the button piece of the upper between the feeding steps.

G. The process ot marking button locan tions Which consists in arranging the material to be marked with a buttonhole overlying the desired location of a button, and pressing a piece ot coated paper through the buttonhole against the stock beneath to form a mark thereon.

7. The process oi marking button locations Which consists in arranging the article to be marked with a huttonhole overlying the desired location ot a button, and pressing a disk oit coated paper through the eye ot the buttonhole against the stockbeneath to 'torni a mark thereon.

S. The process ot marking button locations on shoe uppers in which a series ot buttonholes has been formed which consists in predetermining the button location on the upper by reference to the buttonhole with which the particular hutten is to cooperate, in moving a cutting tool so as lirst to cut a portion troni a piece ot coated material, second to transter said piece or coated n'laterial into contact with the button piece oi? a shoe upper in said predetermined location, and third to press said piece ol coated n'iaterial against said button piece to indicate the point ot attachment ol the button.

S). llhe process ot marking button locations on shoe uppers which consists in severing a small portion from a piece ot adhesive material with a'suitable instrument, guiding the severed portion to the desired location, pressing said severed portion into adhering contact with the button piece ot a shoe upper by means ot said instrun'lent, and rubbing the instrument over the severed portion to facilitate adhesion.

l0. The process oit marking button locations on shoe uppers which consists in cutting a. disc smaller than the eye o1c the buttonhole from a strip of adhesive material with a suitable instrument, pressing said disc into adhering contact with the button piece ot the shoe upper by means of said instrument, and rotating the instrunient While in Contact with the attacheddisc to rub it into lirmer contact.

1l. The process of marking button locations, which consists in arranging the material to be marked With a buttonhole overlying the desired location of a button, and pressing a piece of adhesive .material through the buttonhole into adhering contact with the stock beneath.

l2. The process ol marking button locations, which consists in arranging the article to be marked with a buttonhole overlying the desired location of a button, and pressing a. disc of adhesive material through the eye of the buttonhole into adhering contact with the stock beneath.

13. rlhe process oit marking button locations, Which consists in arranging the article to be marked with its huttonholes overlying the desired locations of its buttons, and pressing pieces of adhesive material through the successive buttonholes into adhering contact with the stock beneath.

14. The process oit marking button locations Which consists in arranging the article to be marked with a buttenhole overlying the desired location of a button, nioistening a portion ot a strip ot oummed paper, detaehing a piece of the n'ioistened gnmmed paper from the strip, and pressingfthe detached pieceot the moistened gummed paper through the buttonhole int-o adhering contact with the stock beneath.

l5. The process oit marking button locations which consists in arranging the article to loe marked with a huttonhole overlying the desired location ot a button, nioistening a portion oit strip oil gummed paper, severing a disk from Vthe moistened gummed paper and pressing the disk ot paper` through the eye olf the huttonhole into adhering contact with the stock beneath.

16. The process oit marking button locations on a. shoe upper which consists in arranging the buttonhole ily with the buttonholes overlying the desired locations ot the buttons on the button i'iy, feeding the upper in the direction ot' the line ot lnittonholes, and passing a marking tool successively through the buttonholes into contact with` the button fly.

17. The process of marking button locations on a. shoe upper which consists in ar ranging the buttonhoie ily, with the buttonholos overlying the desired locations of the buttons on the button tiy, and alternately pressing a piece ol1 marking material through a buttonhole into contact with the fly and causing a relative Yfeed increment to take place in the direction of the line ot buttonholes.

18. ln a shoe upper marking machine, the combination or' a plunger arranged axially to reciprocate and to rotate so as to sever a portion from a piece ot adhesive material and rotatively to press said portion into adhering contact with a shoe up- 'moistcn a per, and n'ieans to feed said shoe upper into operative relation lo the severing and pressing means to present successively the locations of desired marks.

19. In a shoe ripper marking machine, the combination ot a punch, a pair o1 teed rolls to feed a strip of coated paper past the punch, means for reciprocating the punch to cut a piece 'from the strip ot coated paper and carry it through a buttonhole of a shoe upper and into contact with a portion ot the 'shoe upper beneath the buttonhole, and means tor 'feeding' said shoe upper to position the buttonholes and the desired locations of the buttons successively in the path ot the punch.

20. In a shoe upper mz'irking` machine, the combination of a punch, means to Yleed a 'strip of marking n'iaterial past 'the punch, means 'for operating the punch to cut a piece 'from the strip ot' marking material and press it into contact with the shoe upper to be marked, and means to rotate the bunch as it presses the piece oit marking material into contact with the slice upper.

2l. ln a shoe upper marking machine, the combination of a punch, means to 'feed a 'strip of coated paper past the punch, means for reciprocating the punchto cnt a disk from the strip o't coated paper and carry it through the eye ot a buttonhole oit a shoe upper and into contact with a portion ot the shoe upper folded beneath the buttonhole, and .means to rotate the punch during the latter operation.

22. In a shoe upper marking machine, the combination et a punch, means to feed a strip of gunnned paper past said punch, means to moisten said strip of gumi'ned paper be'lore it reaches said punch, means 'tor reciprocating said punch to cut a moistened piece from said strip ol; gummed paper and press it into adhering,` contact with the shoe upper to be n'iarked, and means to rotate 'said punch during its reciprocation.

23. in a, button location marking machine, the combination ot means to guide a Yfolded upper in which a series ot buttonholcs has aeen 'formed to bring the buttonholes successively to operating position, means to strip ot gun'm'ied paper, a punch, and means constructed and arranged to operate the punch to cut a small piece ot moistened paper from the strip, carry it througl'i a buttonhole in the article to be marked, and press it into adhering' contact with a portion ot' the article 'folded beneath the buttonhole to designate a. desired point.

24:. ln a shoe upper marking machine, the combination of a punch, means to feed a strip of gummed paper past the punch, means to meisten said strip ot `egummed paper betere it reaches said punch, means axially to 'reciprocate and rotate said pi'inch to cut a` moistened piece trom said strip o'lf gummcd paper and press it into adhering;y contact 'with the shoe upper to be marked, and means to licei said shoe upper into operative relation to the punch to pref-:ent the location ot a desired mark thereto.

In a machine for marking button locations on a shoe upper, a marker, mechanism for causing a relative Yfeed movement of the upper and the marker in the direction ot a line ot buttonholcs on the buttonhole ily, said 'feed n'iovement being controlled automatic-ally by the spacing ot the buttonholes, and means 'l'or causing relative movements oi' the upper and the marker in a direction substantially at right angles to the upper to apply a series ot marks to the button tly.

2G. In a machine for marking button locations on a shoe upper, a marker, 'feeding' mechanism engaging the butto-nholcs on the l'nittonhole tly to more the upper intermittently past the marker and means for causing relative movements of the upper and the marker in another direction to apply a series o't marks to the button fly.

27. ln a. machine 'for marking' button locations on a shoe upper, a marker, mechanism' 'for causing' a relative iced movement oi the upper and the marker in 'the direction ot a line o't buttonholes on the button ily, said .t'eed movement being' controlled a ilomal'ically by the spacing ot the buttonholes, and means 'for reciprocatingY the marker towards and trom the button tly to applyY a scries of marks thereto.

2S. In a machine for marking' button locations on apiece ot stock, a marker, mechanism. 'for causing' a` relative teed n'iovcinent ot the. stock and 'the marker in the direction of the line ot button locations, said 'toed mechanism being' constructed and arranged to he responsive to positions in a series o t holes in a sheet of material movable with the piece o't stock whereby the extent ot feed movement and the spacing' ot the marl-:s will be controlled by the relative position o't said holes.

2f). ln a button location marking machine, the combination ot a rcciprocable marker,

limeans for reciprocating' the marker. and a buttonhole entering linger 'For teedingg the stock between successive markingmovements ot the marker.

30. ln a marking machine, the combination ot a reciprocable plunger provided with a spiral groove and having a mark applying' end, a. sleeve surrounding' said pluno'er and having a projection enteringT said spiral `groove, means 'for reciprocating the plunger ivhereby the interaction o'lf said spiral zeroove and said projection will cause said plunger to rotate, a vfork 'feeding' linger, and means arranged to cause said ivork 'feeding linger to enter successive buttonholos and feed the work step by step into marking relation to said plunger.

31. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a reciprocable plunger having a mark applying end, means for reciprocating the plunger, means for feeding the stock between successive marking movements of the plunger a. distanceydetermined by the spacing of the buttonholes in the stock, and .means for stopping the operation of said plunger and feeding means at the end of a selectively pre-determined number of marking operations.

32. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a finger constructed to enter a 'buttonhole in the article to be marked and feed the article into marking position, moans thereafter to Withdraw the linger from the buttonhole, and a marker arranged to pass through the buttonhole and place a mark on a portion of the article folded beneath the buttonhole.

33. In a but-ton location markingv machine, the combination of a linger constructed to enter a buttonhole in the article `to vbe marked and feed the article into marking position, means thereafter to Withdraw the linger from the buttonl'iole, means to feed a stripof marking material past the marking position and a punch arranged to cut a piece from the strip and carry it through the buttonhole into contact With a portion of the article folded beneath the buttonhol-e.

34. In a button locationA marking machine, the combination of a Work'support, a finger constructed and arranged to enter a buttonhole in an article on said Work support to feed the article into marking position, means thereafter to Withdraw the finger from the buttonhole, a markerarranged to pass through the buttonhole and place a mark on a portion of the article folded beneath the buttonhole, and a presser foot operated to clamp the article to the Work support While the mark is placed thereon.

35. In a vbutton location marking machine, the combination of a marker, a feeding member constructed and arranged to enter a buttonhole in anarticle to be marked and feed said buttonhole into alinement with the marker, and means to move said marker through said buttonhole to place a mark on a portion of said article folded beneath said buttonhole.

36. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a marker, a feeding member constructed and arranged to, enter a buttonhole in an article to be marked and move said buttonhole into alinement with said marker, and `means toreciprocate said marker through said buttonhole to place a niark on a portion of said articlev folded beneath said bnttonhole.

37. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a, marker, a linger constructed and arranged to enter consecutive buttonholes in an article to be marked and feed the article past the marker, a series of steps each equal to the distance between consecutive buttonholes, and means to move said marker through the successive buttonholes to place a series of marks on a portion of said article folded beneath said buttonholes.v .i f

38. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a linger constructed to enter a buttonhole in the Varticle to be marked and feed the article into marking position, means thereafter to withdraw the linger from the buttonhole, and a reciprocating marking member arranged to pass through the buttonhole and place a mark on a portion of the article folded beneath the buttonhole.

39. vIn a button location marking machine, the combination of a linger constructed and l arranged to enter successive buttonholes Vof an article to be marked, means to reciprocate said finger to move the buttonholes consecutively into marking position, and a marking member arranged to enter each buttonhole yat the marking position and place a mark` on a portion of said article folded beneath said buttonholes. Y

10. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a punch, a sleeve' surrounding said punch and forminga guide therefor and having a pair of holesin opposite sides thereof through which a strip of coated paper may be passed, and means to reciprocate said punclrand said slee-ve in ,timed relation to cut a piece from the strip of coated paper toV carry it through the sleeve, to move said sleeve through a buttonhole in the stock to be marked and to press said piece against a portion of the stock folded beneath said buttonhole.

41. InV a marking machine, the combination of a punch, a sleevesurrounding vsaid punch, meansto reciprocate said sleeve to bring one end into a position adjacentl the -piece of Work, means for supplying a marker to the interior of saidk sleeve, and means to reciproca-tesaid punch through a path of movement of greater amplitude than that of said sleeve to project the punch beyond the end of the sleeve so as to force said marker into contact With the WOrk.- c

42. In a machine of the class described.

the combination of a punch, a sleep@ Sul-g rounding the punch and. having an opening transversely therethrough to receive a strip of marking material, and mechanism for i relatively moving the punch and sleeve to sever a piece from the strip for application to a piece of Work and to move said sleeve substantially into VContact with the work ILC.)

thereby to guide the severeffl piece ol niark ing material into exact location with respect to the work.

43. In. a inaclii-iie :for marking the locations ot buttons upon ai shoe upper in which the buttonholes have been formed, the conibiiiation of a punch, a sleeve surrounding` the punch and having an opening therethrough, means `loi' Vfeeding a strip through the opening in the sleeve, and mechanism for relatively reciprocating the punchL and the sleeve toA sever a series ot pieces from the strip and to cause the sleeve to enter thc buttonlioles one after the other and thereby to guide the pieces oi" marking ii'iaterial into exact location with respect to the upper.

44. In .a marking machine, the combination or' a marker, a sleeve surrounding the marker, means for supplying marking inaterial to the interior of said sleeve, said sleeve and marker having a co-operating spiral. groove and projection, and mechanism connected to the mai-ker for reciprocating it within the sleeve to cause it to rotate and rub the marking n'iaterial onto the work.

45. Ina marking ii'iachine, thecoinbinatien of a. plunger having a spiral groove formed therein, a sleeve surrounding said plunger and provided with aprojection entering said spiral groove, means to reciprocate said sleeve to bring its end approxi* mately into contact with the Work, and means to reciprocate said pluiigeitlirouglia path ot movement of greater amplitude than that of said sleeve to cause said plunger to extend beyond the end of the sleeve and to rub against the work to mark the same.

46. In a marking machine, the combination oi' a punch having a spiral groove formed therein, a sleeve surrounding said punch and provided with a projection entering said spiral groove, said sleeve being -provided with a transverse opening therethrough to receive a strip of marking inaterial, and'means relatively to reciprocate said punch and said sleevewliereby said punch iscaused to rotate relatively toY said sleeve to sever a piece of the strip and rub it against the work.

4:7. In a marking machine, a reciprocatory tool, a guide for the tool, said guide and tool having a cooperating spiral groove and projection, mea-ns for reciprocating the tool in the guide roina position where its mark applying end is within the guide to a position where said end' extends beyond the guide int-o contact with the work, means itor supplying mark-ing material. to the iiiterior et' said guide below the end of said tool when in its retracted position, and a yielding work support to allow said groove and projection to eect a rot-ary movement of the tool after it contacts with the Work.

i8. In a machine ot tbe class described, :i linger having an end arranged to enter a buttonliole in a piece oi. stock lo be operated on` to more it a distance determined by tbe spacing` o'il the buttonholes iii the stock. a. second iinger positioned on the opposite side oi the stock troni the iii-st linger and cooperating therewith, and means to move the second linger a distance determined by the path ot movement of the tirst linger.

l5). In a machine of the class described, the combination et a reciprocablc plunger having a mark applying end, means for ie cipi'ocating the plunger to designate location ,points on a piece ot work, a pair oi' work 'feeding lingers, operated from opposite sides ot the. work, and means constructed and arranged to cause said llingers to `grip the work and 'feed it forward a va riablc distance` determined by a characteristic ol the work.

50. In a machine ot the class described, the combination et a mark applyingincnibei', a pair oiv co-operatiiigA work i'eediiig` fingers7 mechanism to cause said fingers intermittently to grip the work at a variable point determined by a characteristic ot the work and feed it forward step by step, and means to ope ate the mark applying member to designate-a location point on the work between the successive feeding movements thereof.

51. In a button location marking machine, the combination et a mark applying ineinber, a pair -ot work feeding fingers, one ot said fingers having a buttonlioln entering end and the other finger having an end arranged to co-Operate with said buttonhole entering end to grip the work between said ends, means to cause said lingers to reed the work a distance determined by the spacing of the buttonholes in the work, means to thereafter withdraw the buttonhole entering` end from but'tonhole entering position, and means to cause said mark aj'iplying member to enter the buttonliole tro-in which the end ot said first finger liasbeen withdrawn to place a mark on ,a portion ot the work folded therebeneath.

52. In a marking inachine, the combination of a work-feeding finger, a marker, and means constructed and arranged to reciprocate the linger and operate Ythe marker a selectively predetermined number ot times to place a series of marks upon the work.

53. In a button location markingv machine, the combination ot a ringer having an end. shaped toenter a buttonliole in an article to be n'iarked, a marker, and mechanism arranged to move the end oit the linger iiilo and out of successive buttonholes and. to re ciprocate the finger to feed the article past the marker, and to operate the marker through the buttonhole, each a selectively prcdeterlnined number of times, to place a series of button locating marks on a portion of the article folded beneath the buttonholes.

511. ln awbutton location marking machine, the combination of a punch, a feeding member constructed and arranged to enter consecutive buttonholcs in an article to be marked and feed. the article past the punch ay series of steps each equal te the distance between consecutive buttonholes, and means to reciprocate said punch to cut portions from a piece of marking material and press said portions through said buttonholes into contact with a portion of said article folded beneath said buttonholcs.

ln a button location marking machine, Athe combination of a linger arrai'iged lo enter the successive buttonholes of an article to he marked, means to reciprocate said linger to move the buttonholes consecutively into marking position, a guideway having a pair of holes in opposite Walls thereof in alinem-ent with said marlzing position,`meaus lo feed a strip of marking material. past said holes, a punch, kand means to reciprocate said punch through said holes to cut pieces of marking material from said strip and press them through the successive button holes into contact with the shoe upper.

56. ln a button location marking machine, the combination of a Work support, a marker, a linger constructed and arranged to enter consecutive buttonholes in an article resting on said Work support andl feed the article past the vmarker a series of steps equal to the distance between consecutive button'holes, means to move the marker through the successive buttonholes to place a series of marks on a portion of said article folded beneath said buttonholes, a presser foot, and operating means for said presser foot to clamp the article to the Work support during the plac ing of said marks, and to release the article for feeding movement .vhilethe finger is in engagement With the buttonholes.

57. ln a machine for operating on shoe uppers, an operating tool, and means for locating an upper with respect to said tool, said means comprising a movable vertical bar having opposite surfaces adapted to be selectively positioned to engage the edge of an upper and opposite horizontal extensions adapted to be selectively positioned to support the upper.

58. ln a machine for marking right or left shoe uppers, a marking tool, a Work support, and means for locating either a right or left upper with respect to the tool, said means comprising an edge gage having a surface to position the edge of a right shoe upper and being movable so that its opposite surface will locate the edge of a left shoe upper. Y

59. A machine for operating upon shoe uppers having an approximately H shaped edge gage adjustably mounted for movement so as to engage the edge of a right upper with one side of the cross-bar of the H or the edge of a left upper with the other side of the cross-bar of the H to guide said uppers into equivalent positions With respect to the operating parts of the machine.

60.k A machine for operating upon shoe uppers having an approximately H shaped edge gage, said ed so that either side of the cross har of the H may be broughtinto the operating path of the machine.

Gl.. In a button location marking machine, the combination of a reciprocable marker, means for reciprocating said marker, means for feeding a shoe upper to the marker between successive marking movements theren of, and an edge gage adjustably mounted to engage the edge of a right shoe upper upon one side thereof or the edge of a left shoe upper upon the other sidethereof to guide th-e shoe upper to the marking position.

62. A machine for operating upon shoe uppers having an approximatey H shaped edge gage mounted at the end of a pivoted linger, the cross-bar of the H forming a continuation of said finger. Y

63. 1n a machine for marking` button locations on shoe uppers, the combination of an approximately H shaped edge gage adjustable to position a right or a left shoe upper, buttonhole entering shoe upper feeding means, and a buttonhole entering member arranged to mark button locations on the button quarter of the shoe upper.

(Se. 1n a machine for marking button locations on shoe uppers, the combination of an edge Agage adjustable to position a right or a left shoe upper, buttonhole entering` shoe upper feeding means, and a buttonhole entering member arranged to mark 'button locations on the button quarter of the shoe upper.

65. A machine for operating upon shoe uppers having anapproximately H shaped edge gage adjustably mounted for movement so as to engage the edge of a right upper with one side of the cross-bar of the H or the edge of a left upper With the other side of the cross-bar of the H to guide said uppers into equivalent positions with respect to the operating parts of the machine, and stops co-operating with said gage to determin-e said positions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LEPWS J. BAZZONI.`

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